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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
Area: Period:
 Annual (as of January 1) 
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
16 15 15 15 15 15 1982-2025
Operating
16 15 15 13 15 15 1982-2025
Idle
0 0 0 2 0 0 1982-2025
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
698,214 656,664 663,164 650,164 652,164 643,714 1982-2025
Operating
688,614 647,064 653,564 537,564 642,564 643,714 1982-2025
Idle
9,600 9,600 9,600 112,600 9,600 0 1982-2025
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
750,200 702,700 708,700 696,200 700,700 699,375 1982-2025
Operating
740,200 692,700 698,700 574,500 690,700 699,375 1982-2025
Idle
10,000 10,000 10,000 121,700 10,000 0 1982-2025
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
276,600 249,000 249,000 239,000 243,800 243,800 1982-2025
Thermal Cracking
87,970 74,270 74,270 76,000 76,000 76,050 1982-2025
Total Coking
87,970 74,270 74,270 76,000 76,000 76,050 1987-2025
Delayed Coking
77,970 64,270 64,270 66,000 66,000 66,050 1987-2025
Fluid Coking
10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 1987-2025
Visbreaking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2025
Other (Including Gas Oil)
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2025
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
220,860 206,660 208,860 209,860 211,860 212,760 1982-2025
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
1,990 1,990 1,990 1,990 1,990 1,000 1982-2025
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
60,200 61,200 61,200 37,200 37,200 37,200 1982-2025
Distillate
21,200 22,200 22,200 22,200 22,200 22,200 2004-2025
Gas Oil
39,000 39,000 39,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 2004-2025
Residual
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2025
Catalytic Reforming
128,100 120,000 120,750 120,550 120,550 120,700 1982-2025
Low Pressure
48,600 39,400 39,400 39,400 39,400 39,400 1987-2025
High Pressure
79,500 80,600 81,350 81,150 81,150 81,300 1987-2025
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
603,950 565,950 560,350 561,750 569,280 569,630 1982-2025
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
161,200 151,500 151,400 151,400 152,400 152,400 1987-2025
Gasoline
52,300 42,300 42,300 42,300 47,300 47,300 2004-2025
Heavy Gas Oil
96,070 96,070 96,070 96,070 96,900 97,900 1987-2025
Distillate Fuel Oil
279,280 260,980 255,480 256,880 257,580 256,930 1987-2025
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
48,400 48,400 42,400 42,400 42,400 42,400 2004-2025
Diesel Fuel
174,380 156,080 156,580 157,980 158,680 158,030 2004-2025
Other Distillate
56,500 56,500 56,500 56,500 56,500 56,500 2004-2025
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
15,100 15,100 15,100 15,100 15,100 15,100 1987-2025
Residual Fuel Oil
0 0 0 0 0 0 2004-2025
Other
15,100 15,100 15,100 15,100 15,100 15,100 2004-2025
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 1987-2025
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
118,960 111,500 111,750 111,700 111,300 111,300 2010-2025
Total Coking
81,750 68,550 68,550 70,270 70,270 68,400 1987-2025
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
204,905 194,800 195,965 197,445 199,145 198,345 1987-2025
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
52,125 53,092 53,092 35,092 35,092 35,092 1987-2025
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Idle refineries represent refineries where distillation units were completely idle but not permanently shutdown as of January 1 of the year.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 6/20/2025
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